Pleasure-swing.



J. E. CAREY.

PLEASURE SWING.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 191e.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

ATTORNEYS J. E. CAREY.

PLEASURE SWING. APPLICATION FILED MAY I, |916.

I ,mm m muted Feb. 6,1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- JOHN E. CAREY, OF EL RENO, OKLAHOMA.

PLEASURE-SW ING.

Application filed May 1, 1916.

To all whom t mm/ concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN E. CAREY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of El Reno, in the county of Canadian and State of Oklahoma, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Pleasure- Swings, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates particularly to pleasure swings, and aims to provide certain improvements in this class of pleasure apparatus which will increase the effectiveness and pleasure thereof, which will elimi nate friction to a considerable extent, and which will be safe at all times.

In carrying out these objects, I provide the swing and support therefor, as shown in the accompanying drawings, and to be hereinafter described in reference to saiddrawings, in which` Figure 1 is a perspective view the practical use of the swing.

' Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of certain parts thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section through the upper portion of the swing and its support.

illustrating Fig. 4 is a detail vertical section taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail vertical section taken substantially on line 5 5 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 6 is a similar view taken substantially on line 6-6 of Fig. 5,.

F ig. 7 is a detail section taken substantially on line 7 7 of Fig. 2.

F ig. 8 is a detail side view of a certain portion of the seat frame.

Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of the lower portion of the pull bar.

Figs. 10 and 1l are perspective views of the separated parts of the flexible joints of one of the hanger bars.

Referring now to these figures, the seat 15 embodied in my invention, is preferably formed of a plurality of short pipe lengths which are joined to one another by couplings 16, the seats 17 and 1S being opposite one another and the couplings 16 at the sides of the frame being connected by intermediate couplings 19 and side bars 20 above the floor 21 of the frame, to the lower portions of the hanger bars 22 extending upwardly from the sides of the seat frame l5 and each in two sections, the upper end of the lower section and the lower end of the upper section being pivotally connected by connecting plates and 24 in order that the seat frame may Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 191'?. serial No. 94,630.

swingA with respect to the hanger bars thereof.

The upper ends of the hanger bars 22 are connected to a cross bar 25, the opposite ends of which cross bar are supported by antifriction bearings upon the upper extremities of supporting uprights 26 rigidly mounted in spaced parallel relation for this purpose.

Upon the upper end of each of the uprights 26, as best seen by reference to Figs. 5 and 6, is secured a bracket 27 in which are rotatably mounted spaced bearing wheels 28, upon which the cross bar rests, relative displacement of these parts being prevented by a ring 29 extending around the eiid of cross bar 25 and having extensions 30 at its lower end secured to the upper end of the upright 2G. Above the upper ends of the uprights 26 and parallel with and above the cross bar 25, is a cross beam 31 rigidly connected to the upper end of extension uprights 32, the lower ends of which are securely bolted to the upper portionsv of uprights 26.

Rigidly secured centrally of the cross beam 31 and transversely thereof, is a sector having a plurality of recesses in its length, each of which. indicated at 34, is adapted for the reception of the upper reduced end 35 of a plunger 3G. this plunger being movable lengthwise, and at the upper end, of a pull bar 37 fulcrumed adjacent its said upper end centrally of the cross bar 25, and having its lower end depending between the hanger bars 22 to a point slightly above the seat frame 15.

The plunger 36 just above mentioned is normally held in retracted position within the upper end of the pull bar 37, by means of a spring 38 acting upon the same and thus normally holding it free of engagement with the sector 33. The inner end of the said plunger 36 is, however, provided with a slotted opening 39 into which projects the inner end of a plunger actuating lever 40 intermediately pivolted at 41 upon bracket cases 42 as shown in Figs. `2 and 4, and to the outer end of which is secured the upper end of a flexible controlling connection 43 extending downwardly along the pull bar in guides 44 and to the lower ends of which are attached the upper ends of a pair of straps 45 forming handles and having rings 46 at their lower ends for engagement by the occupants of the seat frame 15. To this end, the lower extremity of the pull bar 37 is provided with a yoke 47 as shown in Fig. 9,

having guide rollers 48 beneath which the straps 45 pass in their length.

Thus, upon pull of either of the handle straps 45 the lever 40 is rocked upon its pivot 41 to force the plunger 36 outwardly against the tension of its spring 38, to move its reduced end 35 into one of the recesses 34 of the sector 33. Thus the pull bar 37 is locked to the sector 83, forming a stationary part upon which pull by the occupants of the seat frame 15 serves to give impulse to the swinging movement of the seatframe, the two handle straps 45 providing means whereby the occupants of the opposing seats 17 and 18 o1 the seat frame, may each grasp and give impulse to the swinging movement in one direction as the swinging movement is completed in the opposite direction. Immediately upon release of each movement or' impulse through the locked pull bar 37, the spring 38 returns the plunger 36 to its innermost position and releases the same from the sector so that the pull bar may follow the swinging movements oi the seat frame resulting from the impulse.

The lower end of the pull bar 37 extends within a guide frame 49 as best seen in Figs. 1 and 7, and has a limited swinging movement in the said frame, said guide frame having a laterally projecting clamp 50 engageable with the adjacent hanger bar 92. Thus, after eachv impulse and release of the pull bar, its lower end, while having limited .movement with respect to the hanger bars,

is carried therewith in order that its lower end, and particularly the strap handles 45, will be at all times within easy reach of the occupants of the seat frame 15.

It is obvious that the movements of the swinging seat frame are accomplished with as little friction as possible under the circumstances, and with little or no resistance, and that the entire device is rendered safe and e'llective for the purposes intended.

As shown in Fig. S, a strap 51 may be secured to the horizontal side bars 20 of the seat frame and connected thereto around the couplings 16 and 19 in order to prevent relative displacement of said couplings.

I claim 1. In a pleasure swing, a swinging seat frame, hanger bars upon which the same is suspended, a supporting frame in which the said seat frame is movable with the said hanger bars, including an upper cross beam, a rigid sector disposed centrally and transversely of the said cross beam and having aplurality of recesses in its length, a pull bar fulcrumed adjacent its upper end in the supporting frame and having a plunger at its upper end movable into the recesses of the said sector, the lower end of said pull bar depending to a point adjacent the swinging seat frame, handles supported at the lower ends of the said pull bar, a spring norinally holding the said plunger in retracted inoperative position, a lever for moving the' plunger outwardly against the tension of its spring and into engagement with the sector, and a flexible connection between the said lever and the said handles of the pull bar, all for the purpose described.

2. In a pleasure swing, a rigid supporting frame, avswinging seat frame, hanger bars upon which the seat frameV is mounted to swing in the supporting frame, and manually controlled impulse means including a pull bar disposed vertically in the supporting frame with its lower end adjacent the said seat frame, a fulcrum adjacent the upper endof the said pull bar upon which the latter works, relatively engaging means carried by the supporting frame and the upper end of the said pull bar whereby the latter may be locked to the supporting frame, and including a movable plunger carried by the pull bar, a spring normally holding said plunger in inactive position, a lever for moving the plunger to active position, handles supported by the lower end of the pull bar, and a connection between the said handles and the said lever whereby to actuate the latter.

8. A pleasure swing including a swinging seat frame, a rigid supporting frame in which the seat frame is mounted for swinging movement, a pull bar depending in said -supporting frame adjacent the seat frame,

and spring controlled manually actuated moans for locking the said pull bar to the supporting frame.

4. 1n a pleasure swing, a rigid supporting frame, a swinging seat frame including upright hanger bars and an upper cross bar,

the latter of which has bearings in the sup- Y porting frame, a. pull bar ulcrumed adjacent its upper end upon the said cross bar, and having its lower end depending adjacent one of the hanger bars, a guide carried by the said hanger bar in which the lower end of the pull bar works, handles carried by the lower end of the pull bar, relatively engageable means carried by the supporting iframe and the upper end of said pull bar whereby to lock the latter to the supporting `frame, a spring normally preventing engagement of the said means, a lever for engaging said means, and a connection between the said lever and the said handles whereby to actuate the lever from the swinging seat frame. v

JOHN E. CAREY. Witnesses:

J. R. SHULTZ, W. L. Voss.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

